Pay It Forward… Tackling Today’s Work And Tomorrow’s Worklife
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Bonnie McKewon: Consultant / Trainer, State Library of Iowa Otherwise Known As … What If You Get Hit By A Bus Pay It Forward Agenda
Background / Intentions When You Were New, What Do You Wish You Knew ? Readiness Checklist Job Descriptions Paper, Sure…But What About Techier Tools? Library Boards Should Pay It Forward, Too Wrap Up
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• Staff development • Staff retention • Sustainability • “Pay It Forward” Readiness Checklist adapted from this book When You Were New … What Do You Wish You Knew? Pay It Forward Readiness Checklist
• Operating • Policies / Planning / Budget • HR Issues • Technology • Board Business • Program Participation • Building Maintenance • Contact Lists Pay It Forward Readiness Checklist
Of the ideas on the Readiness Checklist, which ones would be most beneficial for your library in the short-term?
in the long-term? Pay It Forward With Job Descriptions. Major Elements To Include
• Position title • KSAs • Who is the person’s • Education level / supervisor ongoing training • Who does the person • Physical supervise requirements of • Primary duties – the job majority of the time From George PL (Iowa) Job Description … Primary Duty Categories
Board Relations
Staff Management
Collection Management
Facilities Management
Technology Management
Public Service Management Great source for building KSAs into job descriptions
From WebJunction http://www.webjunction.org/explore-topics/competencies.html Evaluate Your Job Descriptions For Tech Competencies Core Technology Competencies
• Hardware
• Internet
• Operating Systems
• Software Applications
• Web Technologies
Edge. Section #3: Organizational Management
• Job descriptions for public service staff contain tech competencies and responsibilities
• Annual evaluations for public service staff include review of tech-related performance
• Annual goal-setting for public service staff include expectations for performance Edge. Section #3: Organizational Management
• 100% of public service staff are able to answer basic ** patron technology questions • 25% of public service staff are able to answer intermediate ** patron technology questions • 10% of public service staff are able to answer advanced ** patron technology questions. ** Edge provides examples
Pay It Forward With Job Descriptions
How do job descriptions @ your library match up? Are tech competencies included? Pay It Forward With Techie Tools
Collaborative Writing and Storing Docs
Logins & Passwords
Newsletters & Calendars
Website Favorites Techie Tools
Calendars Google Calendar https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ 30 Boxes https://www.30boxes.com/welcome.php
Collaboration / Documents Drop Box https://www.dropbox.com/ Google Docs https://docs.google.com Live Binders http://www.livebinders.com/ Slide Share https://www.slideshare.net/ Continued …
Design / Flyers / Infographics Canva https://www.canva.com/ Piktochart https://piktochart.com/
Password Management Last Pass https://www.lastpass.com/ Dashlane https://www.dashlane.com/
Newsletters Canva https://www.canva.com/ Gov Delivery / Granicus https://granicus.com/ Mail Chimp https://mailchimp.com/ MS Office https://templates.office.com/en-us/Newsletters Smore www.smore.com Continued …
Presentations MS PowerPoint https://products.office.com/en-us/powerpoint MS Sway https://sway.com/ Padlet https://padlet.com/ Prezi https://prezi.com/
Scheduling Meetings / Scheduling Staff Doodle https://doodle.com/scheduling-software When I Work https://wheniwork.com
Website Favorites Symbaloo www.symbaloo.com Continued …
To-Do Lists Asana https://asana.com/ Drop Task https://www.droptask.com/ Microsoft To-Do https://todo.microsoft.com/en-us Remember the Milk https://www.rememberthemilk.com/ Tick Tick https://ticktick.com/ Todoist https://todoist.com/ Trello https://trello.com/ Pay It Forward With Tech Tools
Which of these tech tools are you already using? Which ones would you like to learn more about? Pay It Forward Also Applies To Library Boards For Today …
More frequent and stronger messaging about board education. Because… “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other” John F. Kennedy
Reference the board education standard in bylaws High Anxiety Public Library Board Meeting March 28, 2019 Library Meeting Room
. Call to Order . Correspondence . Agenda Approval . Unfinished Business . Minutes Approval . New Business . Reports: Board Education / . Agenda Items for Director / Staff / Next Meeting Others . Upcoming Meetings . Bill Approval . Adjourn . Public Comment Include in library’s planning document … Laurens Public Library Goal 5 – Culture of Learning
Residents of all ages will have the information, resources and assistance they need to achieve success in their personal, independent learning.
1) Continue outreach services to day-care providers 2) Continue book delivery to shut-ins and residents of the Laurens Care Center and Homestead Housing 3) Promote a Culture of Learning by hosting a monthly book discussion group 4) Promote a Culture of Learning by hosting monthly craft classes 5) Promote a Culture of Learning among library board and staff through monthly updates, as well as by promoting continuing education opportunities Pay It Forward >>> Board Business Calendar
Board Board Recruitment Education http://lansing.mykansaslibrary.org/about-us/library-staff http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2018/08/preparing-for-transitions-at-the-library/ Pay It Forward With Board Education
Which of the Pay It Forward ideas for library boards will you work on in the short-term? In the long-term? Pay It Forward Summary
Readiness Checklist
Job Descriptions
Techier Tools
Library Boards Paying It Forward
Pay It Forward Action Plan
What were your favorite take-away ideas? Looking at the “Pay It Forward Action Plan” what actions will you take in the short term? In the long term? Pay It Forward… Tackling Today’s Work And Tomorrow’s Worklife
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